USACE Provides Water Resources Expertise to Pakistan

[The Patriot]

As recent media articles have highlighted the potential for major cities around the world to run out of water, it's become apparent the good stewardship of water resources is more than an environmental issue, it's a humanitarian one and can have an impact on regional stability. It's also an area where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has the ability to make an impact. For decades, USACE has managed many of the water resources with the United States through its operation of levees, dams, dredging operations and flood control management. More recently USACE has been given the opportunity to share USACE's water resource expertise with the Government of Pakistan through an Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

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